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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

small fly, orange/goldish abdomen

0 0 snail

snail

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

fairly typical snail, about 1" across

0 0 Walnut Caterpillar

Walnut Caterpillar

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

all black with silky white setae

0 1 White Jelly Roll

White Jelly Roll

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

about 1", brain like fungi

1 0 Spatterdock

Spatterdock

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

aquatic plant

0 0 Eastern Pondhawk

Eastern Pondhawk

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

this is the male

14 12 Mycena mushrooms

Mycena mushrooms

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

clump of tan fungi

0 0 Monarch

Monarch

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Point

0 0 Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

the most widespread species of swallow in the world

0 0 "Summer" Azure

"Summer" Azure

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

flying in summer, widespread in the east, one of the spring azure complex, ...

1 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

about 1.25", considered beneficial in its activities to decompose dead wood, ...

1 0 katydid

katydid

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

lime green immature katydid, mature specimen in photos 2, 3, which I think is ...

1 3 Fragrant Water Lily

Fragrant Water Lily

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

the fragrant flowers float and open each day and close each night. photo 4 ...

1 1 Wood Nettle

Wood Nettle

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

herbaceous perennial, about 1m (3') high, stinging and non stinging hairs on ...

2 4 Mydas Fly

Mydas Fly

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

velvety black with orange band across 2nd abdominal segment

4 3 Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

this may be a juvenile or female, they usually have duller colours than the male

1 1 Spotted Apatelodes

Spotted Apatelodes

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

very similar in appearance to the american dagger moth

1 0 Swamp Loosestrife

Swamp Loosestrife

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

clump-forming shrubby perennial that grows in swamps or shallow water

16 9 Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

with a wingspan up to 15cm (6"), it is the largest butterfly in Canada and the ...

1 0 Eastern Gartersnake

Eastern Gartersnake

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Dark brown back with slight line, yellow stripe on either side of the body.

1 0 Black Tern

Black Tern

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Dark head and chest and grey wings are distinctive.

2 0 Eastern Carpenter Bee

Eastern Carpenter Bee

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Large, black hairless abdomen, yellow pile on thorax.

3 4 Spined Micrathena

Spined Micrathena

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

The only web-building members of the species are the females.

4 7 Spined Micrathena

Spined Micrathena

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

The only web-building members of the species are the females.

3 0 Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

upright, 100- to 150-centimeter (39- to 59-inches) tall plant, growing from ...

2 4 Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

by CourtneyVerkChatham, Ontario, Canada

A black masked warbler found in wet thickets. the Common Yellowthroat is far ...

0 0 Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Bright yellow below, with a sharp black face mask and olive upperparts. A thin ...

1 0 Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Steely blue back, wings, and tail, and rufous to tawny underparts. The blue ...

0 0 Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

populations in the province are in protected areas. Two of the remaining ...

36 29 Five-lined Skink

Five-lined Skink

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

For my 2500th spotting, I choose the Five-lined Skink, the only species of ...

3 2 Herb Robert

Herb Robert

by CourtneyVerkBurlington, Ontario, Canada

Geranium robertianum can grow at altitudes of up to 1,500 metres. It grows as ...

3 2 Five Lined Skink

Five Lined Skink

by PattyRoseOak Grove, Missouri, USA

The American Five-lined Skink is small to medium sized, growing to about 12.5 ...

3 6 Five-Lined Skink

Five-Lined Skink

by MichelleLawlorCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

, also present in the United States, ends around

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